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| "French" Things |  "French" things are English expressions containing the word French. This article will be especially fascinating for those who want to start learning French or are already learning it. The list contains expression in English, in French and literal translation with notes. Read expressions and have a fun.
to french - (cooking) to cut into thin strips, to trim fat
French bean - le haricot vert - green bean
French boxing - la boxe française
French braid - la tresse française - (hair style) French plait in UK
French bread - la baguette
French bulldog - le bouledogue français
French chalk - la craie de tailleur - tailor's chalk
French chop
1.(cuisine) chop with the meat and fat trimmed from the end;
2. tomahawk jeté de l'autre côté de la tête
(juggling) tomahawk passed from left side of the head with the right hand
French cleaners - le nettoyage à sec - dry cleaning
French clock - elaborately decorated French clock from the 18th century
French cricket - informal type of cricket without stumps in which the batsman is out if the ball hits his/her legs
French cuff - le poignet mousquetaire - (men's clothing) musketeer's cuff
French curve - le pistolet - (drafting)
French cut - (lingerie) high-waisted style
French dip - beef sandwich dipped into beef juice (called "au jus")
French disease - la maladie anglaise - English disease.
An old-fashioned term in both languages to refer to syphilis.
French door - la porte-fenêtre - window-door
French drain - le drain français
French dressing - la vinaigrette - Only in England does French dressing refer to vinaigrette. In the US, French dressing refers to a sweet, tomato-based salad dressing that does not, as far as I know, exist in France.
French fry - la (pomme de terre) frite fried (potato) - French fries are actually Belgian
to French-fry - frire à la friteuse - to fry in the fryer
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